Re: [w3c/permissions] Drop .request() (#83)

@alvestrand One of us must have misunderstood the polyfill. `.request` seems [identical](https://github.com/chromium/permissions.request/blob/master/permissions.request.ts#L370) to [opening the device](https://github.com/chromium/permissions.request/blob/master/permissions.request.ts#L268). @jyasskin Is the goal to support "request-before-use" as well as "request-on-use"?

Unless it is, I see no reason to argue roc's well-established principle behind web permissions today.

When apps bully users into giving permissions without any obvious benefit, we should protect the users' right to say no, not the users' right to say yes with less use of system resources.

I dare a greedy application to grab the user's camera and keep it on for the duration of their visit, with recording-indicator and hardware light on. That'd drive away users fast. As roc says, I hope "users will develop higher expectations and be distrustful of" such apps.

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